Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

For other people named Princess Beatrice, see Princess Beatrice (disambiguation).

Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of Bourbon-Two Sicilies^{[citation needed]} (born 16 June 1950 in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France^{[citation needed]}) is the eldest daughter of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, Castro-line claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and his wife, Chantal de Chevron-Villette.^{[citation needed]}

Princess Béatrice
Princess Béatrice in 2016
Born	(1950-06-16) 16 June 1950 (age 73) Saint-Raphaël, Var, France
Spouse	Prince Charles Bonaparte ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1989)​
Issue	Princess Caroline Bonaparte Prince Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon
Names French: Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise de Bourbon
House	Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father	Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Mother	Chantal de Chevron-Villette

Her younger brother, Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, is the current Castro-line claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Since 2014, Béatrice has served as Grand Chancellor of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.

Marriage and issue

Béatrice married Charles Napoléon Bonaparte, eldest son of Louis, Prince Napoléon and his wife, Alix de Foresta, on 19 December 1978 in Paris, France.^{[citation needed]} Charles was the great-great-grandnephew of Napoleon I of France, founder of the Imperial House of France. The couple divorced in 1989.^{[citation needed]}

Béatrice and Charles had two children:^{[citation needed]}

• Princess Caroline Marie Constance Napoléon (24 October 1980), married Eric Alain Marie Quérénet-Onfroy de Bréville (born 20 June 1971), son of François Quérénet-Onfroy de Bréville and his wife Christiane Vincent de Vaugelas, on 19 September 2009 in Castellabate nel Cilento, Italy:^[1]
  • Elvire Quérénet-Onfroy de Breville (born 8 August 2010),
  • Augustin Quérénet-Onfroy de Breville (born 12 February 2013)
• Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon (11 July 1986), married Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg on 19 October 2019 in Paris.

Title, styles and honours

Title and styles

• Her Royal Highness Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies^[2]

Honours

•   House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Grand Chancellor Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George^[3][4]
•   Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit^[5]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

8. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta 4. Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro 9. Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 2. Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro 10. Count Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski 5. Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska 11. Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 1. Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 12. Charles Albert de Chevron-Villette 6. Pierre Joseph, Count of Chevron-Villette 13. Louise Fromentin de Saint Charles 3. Chantal de Chevron-Villette 14. Alphonse, Marquis of Colbert-Cannet 7. Marie de Colbert-Cannet 15. Anne Marie Brossier de La Roullière

References

1. Erede di Napoleone si sposa nel Cilento
2. Official family website
3. "Constantinian Order Grand Chancellor attends London Delegation Dinner – Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George". 26 November 2014.
4. "Grand Magistral Appointments to the Constantinian Order and Royal Order of Francis I – Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George". 29 June 2014.
5. "Sicilia: Gran Groce al Merito Melitense a S.a.r. La Principessa Beatrice di Borbone delle Due Sicilie". 17 January 2019.